tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post1384938367509442372..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Things That Suck: OUT OF THIS WORLDJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-1962106308767812282007-01-13T11:08:00.000-05:002007-01-13T11:08:00.000-05:00The Family Guy Connection
Lois Griffin: Peter, th...The Family Guy Connection<br /><br />Lois Griffin: Peter, this is the worst thing you've ever done<br />Peter: What about that time I guest-starred on "Out of This World"?<br />[Secene cuts to Peter talking to Evie on Out of This World]<br />Peter: Evie, I just want you to know that I used your fancy party dress to wash my car.<br />Evie: Oh. Well there's only one thing to do right now.<br />[Evie "gleeps" Peter into standing completely motionless. roughly 5 minutes of ackward silence transpires]Kevin W. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350124651239271608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-59615761955145935762007-01-10T09:43:00.000-05:002007-01-10T09:43:00.000-05:00I think the reason I'm more pissed off by Out of T...I think the reason I'm more pissed off by <I>Out of This World</I> than <I>Small Wonder</I> is that OotW had a fairly good cast. With the cast it had, it would have been very hard for <I>Small Wonder</I> to be any better than it was, whereas <I>Out of This World</I> could have been okay if the writers hadn't phoned it in every week.Jaime J. Weinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-16696840692174906212007-01-10T03:31:00.000-05:002007-01-10T03:31:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, but nothing sucks worse than SMALL WOND...I'm sorry, but nothing sucks worse than SMALL WONDER. The juvenile boy's acting alone made it a nightmare to switch away from, like a carwreck.<br /><br />OUT OF THIS WORLD was better; if it wasn't, then where would THROB land on the suckage hit parade? HIGHCLIFF MANOR? MARBLEHEAD MANOR? Good gravy, there's so many to choose from....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-12699185630499874022007-01-10T00:39:00.000-05:002007-01-10T00:39:00.000-05:00One other "OOTW"/"Sabrina" comparison: Maureen Fla...One other "OOTW"/"Sabrina" comparison: Maureen Flannigan is only 2 1/2 years older than Melissa Joan Hart, but even though their characters were of comparable age (OK, Sabrina was slightly older than Evie), Flannigan was younger when "OOTW" <i>ended</i> (17) than when Hart <i>began</i> the series as Sabrina (20, so the "teenage witch" wasn't portrayed by a teenager).VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-89211600456526717462007-01-09T20:46:00.000-05:002007-01-09T20:46:00.000-05:00Just for the sake of it, I'll point out what's wro...Just for the sake of it, I'll point out what's wrong in that theme song alone...<br /><br /><i>An earthling's a creature who is plain as can be<br />He's not as unique as you or me</i><br /><br />What exactly does this mean? An individual human is not as unique as an individual alien? So humans are more homogenous than Troy's race. OK, but then they say...<br /><br /><i>His body comes in lots of different shapes</i><br /><br />So an individual human *is* unique then, despite what you said a single line ago.<br />Also, the suggestive "uh-huh!" after the line implies that it refers to the differences between men and women... so it seems a bit strange that the singular "his body" is used - the only way that would make any sort of sense would be if it meant a single individual male human changes shape, rather than several male and female humans have different shapes from each other.<br /><br /><i>They say his relatives were chimps and apes</i><br /><br />More bad grammar... "ancestors were" or "relatives are". If we used to be related to apes, we still are, just more distantly.<br />And for that matter, chimps *are* apes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-35559537241463229482007-01-09T11:11:00.000-05:002007-01-09T11:11:00.000-05:00Speaking of syndicated shows, about 1990 or so a s...Speaking of syndicated shows, about 1990 or so a short-lived series aired called "She-Wolf Of London," a nice blend of gothic sci-fi and romantic comedy. (It was one of the few series inspired by "Moonlighting" to get it right.) The premise was that an American student (Kate Hodge) studying in London is bitten and turns into a werewolf when the moon is full. With a professor who studies paranormal phenomena, she tries to find a cure for her condition. It was decently written and plenty of fun, and Hodge (whose subsequent career has been spotty) was wonderful in the role. This series cries for a DVD issue.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-39020463773408123632007-01-09T10:06:00.000-05:002007-01-09T10:06:00.000-05:00I'm with Christopher...I came across this one Satu...I'm with Christopher...I came across this one Saturday morning while channel surfing...never realized it had an actual name; my only thought was "Burt Reynolds is hungry."Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-75386294303575311292007-01-09T09:23:00.000-05:002007-01-09T09:23:00.000-05:00I can't call "Out Of This World" a classic by any ...I can't call "Out Of This World" a classic by any means -- and I agree the writing could have been significantly better -- but worse than the annoying "Small Wonder"? I don't think so. I like to think of it as an '80s precursor to the live-action "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," although it was nowhere as inspired.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-26989619669683572032007-01-09T01:23:00.000-05:002007-01-09T01:23:00.000-05:00I was certain I'd hallucinated this. I don't know ...I was certain I'd hallucinated this. I don't know if I'm relieved or horrified.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-75293890181557168452007-01-08T21:46:00.000-05:002007-01-08T21:46:00.000-05:00Wow, that show was worse than I remembered. Not su...Wow, that show was worse than I remembered. Not surprised, though. Back then I was just a prepubscent, thinking about that girl... nice. That's all I really cared to remember about the show (well, and the time stopping and incredibly cheesy reworking of "Swing on a Star"). But yeah. Go Flannigan, she turned out not too shabby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com